Interesting nose. Lemon, honeysuckle, mandarin, hay, white flowers, candle wax, lanolin, plus a savoury, earthy note. A faint raspberry like sweetness in the distance.
Firm acid, felt at the back of the palate and the finish. Toastiness builds with air. Held up well over 1 week open, remaining fresh, acidic, powerful.
Opinion: Not particularly complex at the moment. Needs time. Drink over the next 10-15 years.
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Double decanted, and needed lots of air to open up. Very acidic with little fruit showing. Not a powerhouse as I recall the 2003 being. Decent length. Give it more time; 5+ years.
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2012 Sydney Royal Wine Show - Exhibitor's Tasting (Olympic Park, Homebush): Bronze medal. {screwcap} Developing aromas of grass and hay, with a thick greasiness about them somehow. Phenolic palate of honeydew flavours; medium acid, medium body. Sits rather on the front palate, manages a medium length finish but lacks a bit of excitement overall.
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2011 Sydney Royal Wine Show - Exhibitor's Tasting (Olympic Park, Homebush): Silver medal {screwcap} Relatively restrained nose of soft honeysuckle and white-flower fruits. The palate is very acidic and doesn’t taste 7 years old; there are greasy-textured grapey fruit flavours with a tangy sweetness to them. It’s medium-full bodied with lots of intensity and a quite long finish too; I was hugely impressed until I got to the 2003 vintage! Side-by-side, I think this is nearer its peak, and is a bit more flamboyant and obvious. Very good wine on its own, but I see why the judges pointed the 03 vintage higher.
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8/3/2020 - mphatic wrote:
Screwcap, 11% alc. Youthful pale straw-yellow.
Interesting nose. Lemon, honeysuckle, mandarin, hay, white flowers, candle wax, lanolin, plus a savoury, earthy note. A faint raspberry like sweetness in the distance.
Firm acid, felt at the back of the palate and the finish. Toastiness builds with air. Held up well over 1 week open, remaining fresh, acidic, powerful.
Opinion: Not particularly complex at the moment. Needs time. Drink over the next 10-15 years.
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12/28/2015 - mphatic wrote:
Screwcap. No formal notes taken.
Double decanted, and needed lots of air to open up. Very acidic with little fruit showing. Not a powerhouse as I recall the 2003 being. Decent length. Give it more time; 5+ years.
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2/17/2012 - graemeg wrote:
2012 Sydney Royal Wine Show - Exhibitor's Tasting (Olympic Park, Homebush): Bronze medal. {screwcap} Developing aromas of grass and hay, with a thick greasiness about them somehow. Phenolic palate of honeydew flavours; medium acid, medium body. Sits rather on the front palate, manages a medium length finish but lacks a bit of excitement overall.
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2/18/2011 - graemeg wrote:
2011 Sydney Royal Wine Show - Exhibitor's Tasting (Olympic Park, Homebush): Silver medal {screwcap} Relatively restrained nose of soft honeysuckle and white-flower fruits. The palate is very acidic and doesn’t taste 7 years old; there are greasy-textured grapey fruit flavours with a tangy sweetness to them. It’s medium-full bodied with lots of intensity and a quite long finish too; I was hugely impressed until I got to the 2003 vintage! Side-by-side, I think this is nearer its peak, and is a bit more flamboyant and obvious. Very good wine on its own, but I see why the judges pointed the 03 vintage higher.
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